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BANGALORE: The hundi system followed by the BBMP has come under severe criticism of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
In order to facilitate settlement of pending contractors' bills for executing a large number of works without budget provision, the commissioner entered into a tripartite agreement with banks for operating a 'hundi system' wherein contractors could discount their bills directly from banks. This system was provided to benefit contractors for early settlement of claims without waiting for funds with the BBMP.
"The commissioner, however, has not taken permission from the state government for operating the hundi system," says the CAG's audit report for year ending March 2011.
The report observed that as on March 2011, BBMP had approved bills of contractors to the extent of Rs 2,613 crore for discounting under the hundi system and bills to the tune of Rs 1,863 crore were pending. "Due to improper planning and execution of a large number of works, BBMP failed to discharge its liability to banks within the stipulated time, resulting in avoidable payment (September 2011) of interest of Rs 21.33 crore to banks," the report said.
The road and drain works undertaken by BBMP have also come under the CAG scanner. The report said works were taken up without any proper need-assessment or taking into the account the road history.
"There was no sanctity in the approval of programme of works due to execution of large number of works over and above the budgeted works. There are irregularities in accounting of deposits, misutilization of deposits and irregular discounting of bills," the report said.
The CAG conducted performance review on the road and drain works in BBMP for 2008-09 to 2010-11 covering seven divisions of three zones (Bangalore East, Dasarahalli and RR Nagar) with an expenditure of Rs 642 crore. The zones and divisions were selected randomly.
CAG observed that operational controls were not in place and the tendering process was vitiated. Tenders were manipulated, estimates were tampered with and funds siphoned off. "Works were executed to benefit the contractors resulting in doubtful, wasteful, irregular and avoidable works. Monitoring and internal control mechanism was absent at all levels," it said.
Except in emergencies, no work is to be taken up for execution other than works approved in programme of works. In contravention of the provision, the commissioner approved a large number of works without proper justification for assigning work codes including works proposed by elected representatives of legislative assembly, the report said.
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My calamondin seems happy in the 5 gallons pot that it has been in for years, new growth and flowering -- I just recently picked the last crop-- but I am thinking I should re-pot before it starts to show signs of distress. My mystery citrus (hoping that it is lemon) is looking okay, lots of new growth, flowering and has fruit, but it is in the same soil that my Rangpur lime was suffering in, so I am worrying about it too. How stressful is it to repot flowering and fruit holding trees? Since I really never have any season that they don't have one or the other, or both. |
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I don't know for sure but I have had great success in September when a cold front moves through. The heat and moisture load on your tree will much less and you can start acclimating the tree to low light while it is under root stress. |
That makes sense, poncirusguy. We have similar climate even though it gets a bit colder up here, so your experience is useful to me. |
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Your tree will be stressed at any time you disturb the roots. For me, living in Mass. , it's always been this time of the year , right about Father's Day. This way my trees can take a repot without reacting or loosing fruit because they are just about to enter a vigorous growing stage. It's when they are most healthy and we get the most sunlight to encourage a rapid growth response. My trees react poorly in the fall because that's when they begin to rest and react differently than in prime growing season. Most anytime of the year you can repot depending on the process and kind of mix you use. Remember to always let your trees rest in shade for a week or two after a repot. Mike |
Mike, I was hoping that you would respond. Makes even more sense, thanks! |
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What Mike said. This will give them time to recover, before they get brought inside. Which for citrus, is a rather stressful environment, no matter how nice you make it for them :-) Patty S. |
Thanks Patty S. They were a long time recovering from the nutrient washout from the frequent heavy rain we had last summer, before I realized what was happening (thanks to you guys) so I am being more aggressive with the fertilization too. I plan to use Al's 5-1-1 mix this time |
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Luckyscent describes Complex thusly: "The mood is Gothic; the scene, a dungeon; the scent, an unsettling dip into olfactory taboos. This is leather at its darkest, spiked with metallic studs of violet, lashed with the aromatic essences of basil and sage. Cistus labdanum straddles the boundary between the herbal and animal realms, before submitting to the whip of leather tarry, bitter, almost licorice-like in its somber facets. An animal aroma of civet and musk suffuses the scene with the smell of hot, yielding flesh. Incense fumes bathe the ritual in their searing whorls. Heed the stern command of Complex and let the ceremony commence. Just dont say you havent been warned." I wish I'd taken the warning seriously, but I was seduced by the list of notes: violet, labdanum, leather, musk, civet, basil, sage. With such an assortment of components, this 'fume could have gone anywhere; unfortunately it ends up heading down the road to quinoline overdose. If you love Bandit you might like Complex, but if you're sensitive to the singed-green-pepper scent of quinoline (which is, unconvincingly to me, supposed to smell like leather), then beware. The basil and sage make the quinoline smell that much more like blackened peppers adhered to burned pizza crust, or perhaps to that sizzly iron plate they use to serve your fajitas. (Oh, and if someone in the know corrects me to say that some compound other than quinoline was used to approximate leather in this scent, my response will be what it was to a student in my public speaking class 18 years ago who insisted that his grade not be docked because he was NOT chewing gum--which he knew was against the rules--he was chewing his TONGUE: "It's the impression that counts.")
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Alright so together we can vow more course, less pro shop?
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Yes. And then when all of you are on the practice green, I can get some sweet deals on the clubs that will make me shoot in the 70's.
Posted 23 March 2010 - 03:15 AM
Alright so together we can vow more course, less pro shop?
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Posted 26 March 2010 - 06:27 AM
I hope that you work in a store that encourages you to fit players into whatever works for them, be it the newest Taylor Made, or the Driver they currently play...Bad day or not, it is a good topic to discuss. Sales are sales, but you obviously care enough to hope that it annoys you when they don't listen.
I was just like you. I turned away a ton of sales trying to give good, helpful information. Thankfully my managers never knew.
If I do my job right, I should only see you about once a month for balls, and to see whats new. And once a year for wedges, and perhaps a driver.... any more than that, and I have not done the right thing and put you in the wrong clubs....Alright so together we can vow more course, less pro shop?
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Posted 26 March 2010 - 02:07 PM
If I heard one of my guys telling a customer that he would be better off working on his or her swing, then coming back and looking for a new stick, all he would get from me is a WTG!! I love this type of service from all of my guys. We are servicing a group of people that we hope to be repeat customers. If we can create some goodwill by not forcing the wrong club down a customers throat, we have done a good job.
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Posted 26 March 2010 - 02:12 PM
I hope that you work in a store that encourages you to fit players into whatever works for them, be it the newest Taylor Made, or the Driver they currently play...
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Over the years club fitting technologies have improved more than we could have imagined. But why is it that whenever a 20 handicap player comes into an authorized club fitter the decision is often made before the fitting session is finished.
Club fitting is designed with the golfer in mind, from height to arm length to posture the list goes on. Yet it always seems to come back to the old adage "I swing really hard and my buddy says is should be in a stiff shaft." I am well aware that it is up to the club fitter to educate the customer and show them the benefits of proper fitting. But I am all to familiar with a customer making a decision that someone has cooked up in their head already.
One reason this could be is all the informercials/commercials that promote "MORE DISTANCE." The golf industry keeps filling the consumers minds with the thoughts of hitting it past everyone in your foursome. That is all well and good if you want to sell drivers, but I myself would like to see some effort put into promoting short game advances like putters. I would like to see a comparison of putter related commercials to driver commercials. Not only that but whenever John Doe 20 handicap comes into a store, the first thing on his mind at the begging of the season is wheres the latest Taylor Made or Callaway driver.
This obsession with hitting the ball 300 yards has to stop. I am not saying that I'm not guilty of this accusation I like 80% percent of the golfing population used to head to the range before and round and go straight to the driver, rather than have a slight warmup and hit the putting green for some short game practice before the round.
Obviously I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel here but in the same breath I would like to see a customer come into my shop and say "could I get properly fit for a putter" and or show some interest in the latest putter technology. My opinion may be a little jaded because I work in retail and I do see some of the worst possible situations out there. Case in point I had a gentleman say to me one day that he really wanted to buy a driver because he never owned one before. When I asked why, his answer was "Well I can hit my 3 iron 300 yards so I don't really have a need for a driver, but I'm interested in purchasing one to see how far I can hit it." Is this what it has come to? do people out there honestly believe they can hit a 3 iron farther than the tour avg driving distance.
If you are involved with the retail side of the golf industry or if your a teaching pro, or just a better player giving someone a tip encourage them to take the time to practice putting or work on their short game, rather than go out and buy the latest and greatest driver.
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Logistic Coordinator (INT1034)
GBP 17,242 to 31, 945 pa (1 year contract, renewable)
Niamey, Niger
Oxfam GB is strengthening its logistic department and is seeking to recruit a dynamic, innovative and committed logistic Coordinator.
The Role
Reporting to the Finance and system Manager, you will establish a long term logistic strategy, based on a sound programme mapping. Building on this strategy, you will work with the Senior Programme Management Team to advice or support to deliver efficient, cost-effective and quality services.
You will lead the management of supplies used in that program. This will include requisitioning, purchase (local and international), clearance, transport, warehousing (including storage and stock control systems) and the issuing of supplies. This will be done by...
Public Health Promoter (INT1042)
As part of a global movement for change, Oxfam works together with others to end world poverty, injustice and suffering. As an Oxfam employee, you will join a team of professionals that is part of the international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in 94 countries.
Currently, Oxfam is running an Ebola response programme in Sierra Leone and Liberia providing water and sanitation and social mobilisation to vulnerable communities. The number of new cases is rising and there is an urgent need for Public Health Promoters. They will be required to carry out programme implementation activities and monitor their effectiveness; make recommendations for actions; ensure that all members of the...
Deputy Programme Manager-Eastern Samar (Open to Filipino Nationals only) (INT1043)
Location: Guiuan
Salary: TBA
Contract type: Fixed-term
To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.
Job purpose:
To co-manage Oxfam International's Programme in Eastern Samar, Philippines.
The role:Managing/ supervising resources within defined boundaries or a specialist area, which may include people, and/or assets.Coordinates and delivers agreed plans or strategies over which the job holder has some strategic input.Providing professional advice to senior managers on areas of work covered in their remit.Influences the development of strategy and ensures and supports operational implementation.Develops solutions to diverse and complex problems within organisational policy.Interprets and applies operational and specialist information in a variety of formats from a variety of sources.Flexibility...
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Consultancy -Context analysis for Oxfam Kenya strategic planning process (Re-Advertised) (INT1039)
In order to ensure the 5 year strategy best responds to the context and the reality of poverty and marginalisation in Kenya, the organisation requires a sound analysis of the external context.
The overall purpose
To assist Oxfam Kenya in the production of a 5 year strategic plan through a sound understanding of the changing external context.
The consultant will build on Oxfam's existing...
Deputy Country Director (INT1038)
The Oxfam Confederation is made up of 17 Oxfam affiliates (including Oxfam GB) working across 92 countries. In 2009, all Oxfam affiliates decided to work more closely together as a global movement for change. Oxfam GB has been working in South Sudan since 1983. We aim to overcome poverty and inequality through the most effective, appropriate and enduring solutions. Oxfam's institutional mandate is therefore threefold; development work, emergency humanitarian relief work & policy advocacy work. Oxfam South Sudan is currently implementing humanitarian response programs and Development Programmes in different parts of the country.
To deliver these programs, Oxfam is seeking to recruit a Deputy Country Director (DCD) to work with the Country Director and support in developing and...
Bookshop Manager (Tonbridge) (TRD0308)
Contract: Open-Ended
Salary: £11,214 per annum
Interviews: 23 December 2014
Bookshop Manager
OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
TRADING PURPOSE: To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering.
Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible. Shop teams are the heart of our shops and 22,000 volunteers donate their diverse skills to...
Regional Fundraising Executive (MKT0106)
This is a great opportunity to join one of the sectors most vibrant, innovative and energetic fundraising teams as we come together to fight and to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam was originally started by a local group of community fundraisers in Oxford and local action to create global impact is still very much at the core of the organisation – we couldn't be working in over 90 countries or responding to 25 emergencies worldwide without the support of local people fundraising in the UK.
We've got a new Community Fundraising strategy in place and you'll...
Bid Developer (INT1037)
The candidate will sit within the Programme Funding Department and be responsible for leading responses to grants and commercially tendered bids that are complex, high-value, global and/or country funded. They will be responsible for managing opportunities from start to finish, including leading on capture planning and opportunity appraisal (bid/nobid). They will support Oxfam programme staff develop effective bid winning strategies, and will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to secure necessary inputs and support. The successful candidate will be expected to have and be able to apply a broad range of commercial bid knowledge and experience (in both grants and/or tenders) across a range of donor agency clients and funding mechanisms.
Appointment of Philanthropy and Partnerships Director (MKT0105)
The role
As part of its strategy to achieve its ambitious goals, Oxfam GB is now looking to appoint a Philanthropy and Partnerships Director to lead the strategic development and delivery of an ambitious and sustainable high value fundraising strategy. The focus of this crucial role will be...
Coordinateur Securite (francophone) (INT1035)
OXFAM cherche un Coordinateur Securite (francophone) pour son programme en Republique Centrafricaine. OXFAM a un programme de Eau/Assainissement a Bangui et un programme Eau/Assainissement et Securite Alimentaire a Bria.
Vu la situation en RCA on cherche un Coordinateur avec une experience solide dans le domaine de la Securite. Maitrise du francais et de l'anglais est essentielle.
Lieu: Bangui, Republique Centrafricaine avec deplacements au terrain
Date debut: 1 janvier 2015 (ou plus tot)
Duree: 6 mois (avec option de prolongation)
Salaire de base: £26.364 net par an
Alocation conditions difficiles: £ 4.000 net par an
Directrice ou directeur – Finances et administration
Programme Quality and Fund Development (PQFD) Coordinator – Oxfam International (INT0982)
the current global pay ranges.
Competitive reward package will be offered to
successful candidate. This will include: annual
leave, pension, medical coverage, life insurance and
relocation expenses, flights to home,
accommodation, expensive country allowance,
transportation facilitation and payment of social
security liabilities related to your employment.
OXFAM PURPOSE:To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
Oxfam is currently undergoing a significant change process to develop one single structure in Haiti; the job holder would be contracted by Oxfam GB and would therefore be responsible for certain tasks related only to Oxfam GB functioning as well as those related to Oxfam International, particularly in the development of a robust Funding Strategy, communications on...
European 'hot air' should not inflate overseas aid spending
By Hilary Jeune, Oxfam's EU policy advisor
When 2015 was declared the European Year of Development, it was seen as an ideal opportunity for the European Union (EU) to raise awareness on the bloc's role in lifting people out of poverty. Yet with the calendars counting down fast, this commitment now appears to be more 'hot air' than actual assistance – lots of bluster that simply never materializes on the ground.
This doubt has been brought further into the spotlight today by the release of CONCORD's new AidWatch report, Aid Beyond 2015: Europe's role in financing and implementing sustainable development goals post 2015.
What's the problem?
The report shows the EU's approach to development aid could do with a breath of fresh air. Despite the growing number and scale of humanitarian and development challenges being broadcast on news outlets across Europe, the EU's development funding still has a €41 billion hole in it – an amount which could pay for the EU's current Ebola response to be expanded over forty times.
The EU has also deliberately over counted the amount of aid transferred to developing countries, inflating the figure by €5.2 billion in 2013. Both EU governments and institutions did this by including funding for student and refugee costs, as well as other domestic programs and interest on developmental loans in their overseas aid spending. To claim this interest on already cancelled debt as development aid is staggering when you consider that some EU countries made over €1 billion in interest on loans to developing countries in 2013, with France alone receiving €239 million in interest from development loans at a time when French aid budgets were being slashed. Such actions mean that while global aid appears to have slightly increased, actual aid to the world's poorest countries – particularly in Africa – will drop by around 5% until 2016.
What are the solutions?
Despite this pessimism surrounding the EU's development contributions, next year will present the opportunity for both EU governments and institutions to redeem themselves by ensuring a genuine commitment to combating global poverty and inequality.
Firstly, the EU should ensure that upcoming changes to the definition of developmental aid specify that aid is used to eradicate poverty and puts people first, rather than creating new ways for donors to artificially inflate the amount they actually give.
Secondly, both member states and institutions need to prove their mettle and recommit to the aid targets they have so far failed to achieve. Only Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and the UK have met the 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) target spent on development funding, with half of the EU member states projected to miss the 0.56% target set for 2010. If the EU wants to create a positive incentive for increased global funding for the world's poorest, it needs to set a far better international example.
Finally, the EU should recommit to aid effectiveness principles and make sure that its contribution has a positive and sustainable impact on the lives of the world's poorest people.
The EU may have failed to keep its funding promises to help combat global poverty, but with the 2015 European Year of Development fast approaching there is time yet for Europe to shake off the funding cobwebs, turn it's rhetoric into reality and help improve the lives of poor people the world over.
Development Aid Program Coordinator (INT1033)
To work with others to address issues related to global poverty and inequality and to raise awareness of key factors that impact on poor women and men in the world.
The Role
A Development Aid Program Coordinator will have the key role in the office to be able to manage and implement program activities within official development assistance focus area. The coordinator will be responsible for very proactive government relations and networking, constant search for the opportunities to offer Oxfam's expertise in the program's subject matter, provide technical support to the interested policy making institutions as well as...
Un(e) collaborateur marketing pour le département Seconde Main (h/f)
En vue du renforcement du département de Seconde Main, Oxfam-Solidarité recrute un(e) collaborateur marketing (h/f).
Description de fonction
Le collaborateur marketing (h/f) contribue au développement des magasins de seconde main sur le territoire belge et met en œuvre la stratégie de marketing destinée à en assurer la notoriété, la rentabilité et le profit.
Tâches principales
• Participer à la promotion des magasins de seconde main :
organiser des actions de promotion ponctuelles ou permanentes
organiser des évènements, assurer la mise à jour de la rubrique « seconde main » du site Internet d'Oxfam-Solidarité
développer et implémenter notre politique en matière d'aménagements des magasins
• Contribuer au développement des ressources des magasins de seconde main :
gèrer les propositions ponctuelles de dons et assurer leur suivi,
assurer le bon développement des actions de collectes et leur évaluation,
• Une forte adhésion à la vision et à la mission d'Oxfam-Solidarité
• Diplôme de Bachelor en Marketing ou équivalent de par votre expérience
• Au moins 4 années d'expérience dans le domaine
• Connaissance des techniques de marketing et communication
• Une très bonne connaissance du néerlandais et français est indispensable
• Bonne connaissance des outils informatiques
• Contrat à temps plein (38h) à durée déterminée d'un an, possibilité de prolongation
• Lieu de travail : siège d'Oxfam-Solidarité, Rue des Quatre-Vents 60, 1080.
• Salaire brut : entre min. € 2.104 et € 3.516 par mois (en fonction de l'expérience utile) + 13e mois + chèques-repas et congés extra-légaux.
• Date de début : le 5 janvier 2015
• Plusieurs possibilités de formation
Intéressé(e) ?
Faites parvenir avant le 7 décembre 2014 votre CV et votre lettre de motivation par e-mail, à email@example.com, ou par la poste, avec la référence « recrutement collaborateur marketing ». Adresse : Oxfam-Solidarité, Département RH, Rue des Quatre-Vents 60, 1080 Bruxelles.
Campaigns & Advocacy Manager - Response and Resilience Team (CAP0101)
We are looking for applicants who have a track record in successful campaigning and building relationships with diverse stakeholders. You'll be a strong communicator with excellent leadership, interpersonal, and project management skills. You'll have the flexibility and temperament to work in challenging and fast-changing environments. You'll also have a strong desire to promote human rights, equality, and changes in policies...
Capacity Building Project Manager (INT1031)
This is a fixed term opportunity until 31.3.2017.
We are looking for candidates educated to a degree level and have experience of working in consortia, complex project coordination, financial management and good understanding of humanitarian work. It is also essential to have strong report writing, and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex issues clearly and concisely to a broad range of audiences....
Protection Project Manager (INT1029)
The post holder will be responsible for the successful management, coordination and delivery of the overall lead agency responsibility and for the coordination of activities led by Oxfam including:
Delivery of project goals, objectives and milestonesCoordination with the consortium member agenciesCoordination across the Humanitarian Department capacity building teamResponsible for all aspects of project cycle management and reporting;Accountable for project delivery to the Global Protection Adviser and project steering committeeRepresentation of the project amongst other DEPP funded projects, the START Network and peer and partner agencies, and internal and external networks and coalitions


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Lump Sum Payments on a Mortgage and Alternative Investments For the Same Money
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This is one of the smart things you can do. Not necessarily the smartest, mind you, but smart. Unless you have a pre-payment penalty, you can always pay more than your minimum payment, and often even with a penalty. The question is if there's a better way to get a return on that money, whether by paying down a higher interest debt or by investing the money in a new asset. If you owe thousands of dollars on a credit card at twenty-four percent when your mortgage is at six, why would you want to pay down a tax deductible six percent instead of a non-deductible twenty four?
Similarly, if you can earn ten percent somewhere else with the money, why do you want to pay your six percent loan down? Net of taxes, a six percent loan costs you about 4.5 percent, depending upon your tax bracket and other deductions. Even if the return is not tax deferred, the net return on ten percent averages somewhere over seven percent for most folks. Say you are in the twenty-eight percent tax bracket and the ten percent is completely taxed every year. A lump sum of $10,000 will over the course of 15 years turn into $28,374 if invested. If it's fully tax deferred, it turns into $41,772. For comparison with other numbers later on in the essay, at twenty-seven years the numbers are $65,352 and $131,099, respectively. Not half bad.
Suppose you've got the cash flow to instead buy another property? That puts the power of leverage to work for you, and if you can rent out one of your properties or something, possibly multiply your money by a factor of ten within a few years. When you put ten percent down, and your new property appreciates ten percent while giving you a few dollars per month of cash flow, that's smart investing. At seven percent annual appreciation (historical average), you've doubled your purchase price in a little over ten years. A three hundred thousand dollar property will likely be a six hundred thousand dollar property in about ten years (It's just numbers), while you've paid the loan down from $270,000 to about $226,000. Even if your expenses of selling are seven percent, your gross is $558,000, less the $226,000 you've paid the loan down to, and you've come away from the property with $332,000, not counting those few dollars per month you netted after paying your expenses. Sure there are places and properties that don't pencil out, and being a landlord is a headache, but as you can see the potential rewards are substantial if it does "pencil out".
Now, let's say you do this every nine years on a three to one split, and 1031 Exchange the first two at least. After nine years you have $281,267 pre-tax, net in your 1031 account. You then turn around and buy three $600,000 properties. You end up with three loans of about $506,000 each. Assuming net zero cash flow on the properties, after nine more years, you have three loans at $434,100, netting you $1,775,286 into your 1031 accounts, which you then roll into three more properties each at $1.2 million purchase price. Your loans are $1,000,000 each, but let's say you rent them for enough money to break even on expenses. After nine years, you sell all of these properties, and end up with just a little under $10,750,000 net of sales costs in your pocket before tax, which at long term capital gains rates (15%) nets you $9.13 million or thereabouts. Admittedly in this example you did start with three times as much money, and nobody in their right mind sells off nine highly appreciated properties in one year, and you did have the headaches of being a landlord on an increasingly widespread basis for those twenty-seven years, but this illustrates the money to be made for the same investment. Patience and leverage working for you over time are far more powerful than any quick flip.
But assuming there are no better alternatives, it is a smart idea to pay down your mortgage. Here's why: Let's say your balance is $270,000 at six percent, and you pay your loan balance down by $10,000. Your regular payment was $1618.78, and it still is, but interest is $1350 of that. Only $268.78 would normally be applied to principal. Yeah, you've just sent them about six months of payments - but it just paid your loan down by three years of principal payments. Assuming you never sell and never refinance and never pay an extra penny again, you will be done in month 324 - saving yourself thirty-six payments for a total savings of $58,276. Not to mention that if you do refinance, you'll pay lower fees. Not in the league of some of the alternatives above, but still a nice return on investment. From a financial management standpoint, it definitely beats just spending the money.
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The Pros and Cons of Computer Labs
I have spent six of my almost nine years of teaching in a computer lab. Over that time, my feelings about computer labs have fluctuated. It may seem silly for me to be in opposition to my own job, but there are times that teaching in a lab can be frustrating and isolating. On the other hand, there are times when I realized that there is no other place that my students would be learning how to program, edit videos, create music or format text documents.
Neither of the schools in which I have been the technology teacher have had a library, a librarian or access to much classroom technology in student hands. As such, I have found that my role as the "Computer Teacher" has actually been many roles. In that way, the computer lab was an important place in these schools. On the other hand, it is challenging to try connecting what is taught in the lab with what students are learning in their classrooms, which is, in my opinion, the ideal way to structure technology education.
Another challenging part of teaching in a computer lab is the room layout itself. Most labs contain desktops lined up against a wall in either rows or pods. These layouts, due to wiring and cables, are not mobile or adaptable. In my lab, my younger students can barely see over their computers to follow what is going on at the board. In other labs I have visited or seen, students must turn their bodies to view the board.
Making It Work
Most computer labs are also not laid out well for group work. Technology lends itself to project-based learning, and this can be hard to manage or coordinate in a classroom that is not conducive to moving furniture or creating space for groups or teams to work. Often, the computer takes up most of the desk or table space, too, so there is less room for teams to work out ideas before creating them on the computer. A lot of this work must be done in the classroom before they get to the lab, which means that, even when groups are ready to start creating on the computer, they must wait until the day they use the computer lab. This interrupts the creative and design process and inserts an artificial break between the work students are doing and the technology they are using.
However, despite this, I know that there are certain computer literacy skills students are taught in a computer lab that make integrating technology in the classroom easier. If a teacher knows that students have a period or two each week for learning how to edit video, format text, manage files or create websites, then that is less instructional time in the classroom they have to spend teaching these skills. It allows them to focus on the content and process rather than specific computer skills.
Below is a table laying out some basic pros and cons of computer labs.
Pros | Cons |
Each student has a machine Unlike classroom pods or clusters in the library, most computer labs have enough machines for each student. |
Limited access as a shared resource Since labs are separate from the classroom, they are not immediately available and are often shared among many classes. |
Focused computer literacy instruction Computer labs that have a teacher and are not just a room of computers provide students access to specialized computer literacy education. |
Technology removed from classroom When students have to travel to the computer lab, it means that technology is not truly integrated into the curriculum. Having technology in a separate room sends the message that technology is separate from what students are learning in the classroom. |
Provide access in schools with no libraries or funding for large tech initiatives The bottom line is, if a school does not have a library or can't afford to put a lot of technology into its classrooms, then a computer lab is a viable solution to provide access to students for digital learning. |
Room layout This could be one of the most frustrating things about teaching in a computer lab. The layouts of most computer labs are rigid and fixed and do not lend themselves easily to dynamic lessons or projects. In addition, there is rarely room for real work, since keyboards and mice usually take up most of the desktop space. |
If you have discovered any additional pros or cons in the computer lab at your school, please share them in the comments section below.
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We are a very small rural district with approximately 120 students in grades 7-12. The issue for us is how to use technology effectively. Every student 7-12 has a netbook and we area wireless school. Many of our textbooks are web based and we partner with a local community college in order to be able to have qualified juniors/seniors graduate with an AA in addition to their HS diploma. Much of the coursework is done online. While the netbooks work very well in many situations, their main advantage is that they are portable. We offer 'clusters' wherein students are in a lab setting all taking different courses. For example, in one cluster may be ten students each of them involved in a different dual credit course. We have a certified tech person to help them through the issues that arise. For this type of educational setting, we don't need portability therefore CPU's are the best choice. We have successfully combined portable devices with labs. The determining factor for us is what is the best method for providing instruction to students. It should not be an 'either or' issue. Our next step is to digitalize our library and purchase Kindle Fire's so rather than checking out a book, the student will be able to check out the whole library.
Schools must adapt as technology changes. As technology becomes more mobile, schools should move to providing mobile devices or allowing students to bring their own. (I remember a presenter at an ed tech conference humorously noting that bowling alleys acquired overhead projectors 25 years before schools did!)
As a tech integrator, I don't want to be "teaching technology" as isolated skills in the computer lab. But without student laptops or up to date equipment in classrooms - and in many schools that's the reality - the only place to integrate is in the computer lab. So the next best thing is to work collaboratively with teachers. Instead of sending her students to the lab while she has a prep, the teacher stays in the computer lab, teaching and supporting the content while I teach and support technology use through that content. An added benefit is that the teacher learns how to use the technology along with her students.
good article and addressing an issue not much discussed. A couple more points to add a) The word 'computer' is now not synonymous with a PC - ex the Raspberry Pi is an interesting device for teaching computing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi) b) Labs - if not properly thought out - can break the flow between thinking and doing kind rgds Ajit
I believe it is time for us to re-evaluate our worshipping of technology in our schools. We have elevated the medium to a higher plane than the message. Computers, smart boards, and tablets are merely tools to assist in our learning, not the focus of our learning. When we show films in class do we focus on the message of the film or the projection technology? Let us focus on learning, on the curriculum, and make use of any and all technology that makes learning more real and purposeful to the learner. The medium must be transparent to the message!
I agree with your points and have also been thinking a lot about the best model. Two aditional factors I have been struggling with are time and teacher's skills. Our district is moving away from the computer lab model, but I believe many of our teachers do not have time in their very regimented "Follow the pacing guides" schedules to integrate technology. They are also spread very thin and don't have some of the skills needed to successfully use technology to increase learning.
I found your blog entry to be quite interesting and I fully understand your feelings regarding the matter. As a 21st century educator, it is our obligation to integrate technology into our classroom instruction, regardless of the content area in which we teach. In order for students to use the technology, they must have access to it. Often times, students are only able to have technology "in their hands" when they are in the computer lab. We are living in a digital age where students are better able to use technologies such as smart phones, tablets, Promethean boards etc. better than the teachers. However, the access that they have to these technologies is quite limited, if it is even available to them at all. If we want to our students to be tech savvy and literate, I feel that we must increase measures to make sure that all students have access to technology in all classrooms, not just the computer lab.
Until every student can afford a computer labs will be a must. Most of the students at my school do not own laptops so the labs are an absolute necessity. I teach programming. Half the students have to opperate on lab computers. A lab of wireless laptops would be an idea setup but laptops can grow legs and walk away.
Computer labs in early education raise several questions concerning the quality of instruction. Early computer literacy coupled with web search proficiency are certainly advantages that all students should learn early in their education; however, not all early "Computer Teachers" have been trained to maximize their instructional time with young children, or have access to the necessary professional development. Early education teachers need to be more in tune with the skills of their students than progressive levels of academia because young children have difficulty articulating what they know, and what they do not know. An untrained teacher paired with a poorly designed computer lab layout may lead to notable inefficiency in instructional time. The importance of PD in early education cannot be understated.
Lilla Dale McManis, Ph.D.
Research Director
I believe you are right. Computers need to be in every classroom to be fully integrated into education.
[quote]I found your blog entry to be quite interesting and I fully understand your feelings regarding the matter. As a 21st century educator, it is our obligation to integrate technology into our classroom instruction, regardless of the content area in which we teach. In order for students to use the technology, they must have access to it. Often times, students are only able to have technology "in their hands" when they are in the computer lab. We are living in a digital age where students are better able to use technologies such as smart phones, tablets, Promethean boards etc. better than the teachers. However, the access that they have to these technologies is quite limited, if it is even available to them at all. If we want to our students to be tech savvy and literate, I feel that we must increase measures to make sure that all students have access to technology in all classrooms, not just the computer lab.[/quote]
I have been discussing this with several educational leaders since 2009. I had an integrated studio art lab as early as 2006 and as an art specialist I had worked on many grants to have access to such a program. All the computers in my current lab setting is a result of that effort and our school is doing well on technology. Sadly in 2010 due to construction on a new facility, those leading the efforts did not fully understand that a lab for film, design and photography should be in a studio art setting. My classroom is currently in a lab setting. When our studio arts lab was taken apart and separated as either or it was like a step back in time.
Our department went with a wired lab for 'mixed media' and arts integration because of the amounts of storage it takes for video and photography. Visual art using film, photography and design leads into mixed media and overlaps theatre, music, video for visual art and creative entrepreneurship. In reality computer labs are so very 1999.
I have now seen just how limiting a lab setting can be. Using a computer is virtual. It is tangible but not as tangible as it can be. If we don't change how others think they will limit our children because either or doesn't allow for opportunity. This article really hit the proverbial nail on the head for me.
Technology is not separate from the course. It's part of being successful for these 21c students. I'm so glad someone touched on this topic. Many thanks to Mary Beth Hertz, the author, for bringing this to the forum.
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A quick comment about those so called science shows. I was watching a show called something like "The Physics of Sports" or something like that. They were trying to settle the long term debate as to whether it is harder to hit a baseball or a softball.
The voice over guy says "We have a machine to measure the impact of a softball and a baseball hitting the backstop. The harder each hits, the harder it is to hit"
He was referring to the increased mass of a softball compared to a baseball. Um, an 18 wheeler traveling at 2 mph hits harder than either and I guarantee you I will hit it every time. There wouldn't be any, you know, scientists on your science show would there?


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Asaka | |
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Pronunciation | Asaka |
Region of origin | Japanese |
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Asaka can stand for:
- Asaka, Saitama, a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Asaka, Uzbekistan, a city in Andijan Province, Uzbekistan, to the east of Andijan in the Ferghana Valley
- Asaka-no-miya (朝香) ōke (princely house), the eighth oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.
- Prince Asaka, a member of the Imperial Household of Japan
- Asaka Kubo, a Japanese actress
- Asaka Mayumi, a Japanese actress
- Asaka Seto, a Japanese actress
- Asaka (era), also written Åšaka, an era in the History of Nepal corresponding to 78 AD
- Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School
- Asaka Kubo
- Asaka Station (disambiguation)
- Asaka, a character from the musical Once on This Island
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Upper Limit On Emissions Likely To Be Exceeded Within Decades
Another cry of wolf (324 comments)
The whole website 350.org was created what now... 6 years ago? Because Bill McKibben said that 350 ppm CO2 was a "safe upper limit" for CO2 in the atmosphere in 2007.
Since we are now well past 350ppm CO2 in the atmosphere: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
The IP-Cry-Wolf organization has to create a "new" upper limit. It's just more bullshit. They have no idea what any "safe upper limit" for CO2 is, they guess and publicize scary numbers every 5 years in order to secure future funding.